A visit to the Wilkerson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Wilkerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkerson Cemetery:
35.8962, -90.0220
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Mississippi County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Wilkerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mooney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- North Sawba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The North Sawba Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sawba Cemetery
- Manila Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Manila Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sawyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Box Elder Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Box Elder Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Hatchie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hatchie Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Cemetery
- Spur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Spur Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Bone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- Hornersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Citizen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Citizen Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizen Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Stark City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Gosnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Blytheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Luxora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Hornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Rington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Rington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Armorel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cotton Plant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Rives
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Leachville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carroll's Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll's Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll's Corner
- Carroll's Corner has also been known as:
- Little River
- Barfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Arkmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arkmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Keiser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Cooter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Etowah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Athelstan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Ashport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Steele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbyrd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wilkerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mississippi County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blytheville
- Leachville
- Luxora
- Manila
- Osceola
- Steele
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Mississippi County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56379 (Wilkerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56379 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Mississippi
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Half Moon
- Location given for Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8961843 Lon: -90.0220343
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Mississippi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkerson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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